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Household Pest Control

• What are general household pests?
• Does a company need a license to perform household pest control, and if so, do the employees have to be licensed?
• How can I find out what pesticides are to be used on my property?
• Can any interested person find out what pesticide was applied at a particular structure?
• What should I do if I experience physical discomfort immediately following a pesticide application?

• Under what conditions is a pest control inspection report required?
• How do I know which pest control company to use?
• What are the rights of the buyer with regard to structural pest inspection reports and structural pest control treatment?
• What information must be included on the inspection report?
• What areas are considered to be inaccessible on the inspection report?
• Do all recommendations listed on an inspection report have to be completed prior to the sale of the home?
• If two inspection reports are filed on the same structure within a reasonably close period, should they be nearly identical?
• How long is an inspection report considered valid, and are companies required to certify their inspection and/or work?
• How can I tell if a house has been inspected before, or, if any work has been completed?

• What is fumigation?
• How can I tell if my house has been fumigated?
• What preparations must be taken before a house is fumigated?
• What information about my house should I give my termite company prior to fumigation?
• How long does a fumigation take?
• What does the fumigant smell like?
• When drywood termites or wood boring beetles are found, must the structure always be fumigated?
• Will fumigation eliminate all the termites and pests in the structure?
• How are occupants of a structure notified that a fumigation will be done?
• How can a consumer find out what fumigants were used on their property?
• Who can enter a structure while it is being fumigated?
• How will I know when it is safe to move back into a home wich has just been fumigated?
• What should I do if physical discomfort is experienced immediately following a fumigation?
• Can a homeowner contract directly with a fumigation company?
• Are fumigations safe?

• How can I detect drywood termites?
• How do inspectors detect drywood termites?
• How are existing infestations eliminated?
• What options are available for whole-structure treatments?
• What nonchemical options are available for whole-structure treaments?
• What localized or spot treatments are available?
• What nonchemical options are available for spot or localized treatments?
• Are long-term preventive treatments available?
• What nonchemical, long-term preventive methods are used?
• Did I make the right choice?

Subterranean Termites

• What are Subterranean Termites?
• How can I prevent Subterranean termites?
• How are existing infestations treated?
• What are the advantages and disadvantages of termiticides and termite baiting?
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